McCain wasn't that bad. He's proven to be far more anti-corruption than most politicians (and, honestly, more so than Obama, Biden or Palin), and for a while he seemed to vote his conscience even when it didn't sit with the party line. He's still a politician, though, and it doesn't surprise me that he used "Rove-like tactics" to get ahead, as sad and revolting as that may be. But let's not pretend that Obama's a saint either...as I've often stated, no politician above the level of PTA board member is.